South Sudan doctor wins UN refugee prize
A South Sudanese doctor who runs an overcrowded hospital with a dimly-lit surgical theatre and no regular supply of general anaesthesia on Tuesday won the...
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UN warns of lack of trust as Amnesty denounces South Sudan ‘war crimes’
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that entrenched suspicion clouded a newly-minted deal to restore peace to South Sudan, as Amnesty International accused government forces...
Rights group documents fresh South Sudan ‘war crimes’
A rights group on Wednesday accused the government of South Sudan and its allied militias of carrying out “war crimes” of “staggering brutality” during an...
South Sudan government accused of violating ceasefire
South Sudan’s main rebel force SPLM-IO has accused government forces of attacking their defensive positions a day after both sides signed a peace deal, while the...
South Sudan’s main rebel group accuses government of violating ceasefire
JUBA, – South Sudan’s main rebel force SPLM-IO has accused government forces of attacking their defensive positions a day after both sides signed a peace...
South Sudan main rivals sign the long-awaited final peace deal
South Sudan main rivals have signed the long-awaited final peace agreement to end the five-year war in the country. President Salva Kiir and opposition leader...
In South Sudan, some children work in mines to survive
KAPOETA, South Sudan— South Sudan’s five-year civil war has devastated the economy, fueling child labor in the most impoverished regions. On a visit to one...
At least 6 killed in South Sudan plane crash
At least six people have died after a plane crashed into a river in South Sudan. The chartered aircraft was ferrying close to 20 passengers...
S. Sudan court finds 10 soldiers guilty of raping aid workers
A South Sudan military court on Thursday found 10 soldiers guilty of raping five foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist during fighting in...
Amnesty accuses South Sudan gov’t of torturing political prisoners
Human rights group, Amnesty International has accused the South Sudan government of torturing hundreds of detainees during the civil war which began in 2013. The...
